Satluj traces the long battle human rights activist Jaswant Singh Kalra fought to uncover the insidious violence embedded in ’90s Punjab—and just like its protagonist, the biopic too fought its own battle to release.
We discuss Honey Trehan’s documentary-like realism, the film’s uncompromising, eerie atmosphere, and its uncompromising visuals of dread and fear that establish the sheer horror of police brutality—including a scene that rivals Inglourious Basterds in pure tension.
We also debate the film’s sharp tonal pivot into a police procedural, the decision to show Khalra’s torture, as well as the characterisation of the titular figure—does Satluj do a good job of separating the man from the myth?
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